As more clinical trial activities are outsourced to contract research organizations (CROs) and other third party vendors, successful clinical trial execution increasingly depends heavily upon building quality partnerships. Establishing and maintaining realistic and explicit expectations from each partner in the outsourcing relationship is crucial to running efficient clinical trials. Cambridge Healthtech Institute’s Inaugural Outsourcing for Clinical Trials conference features case studies and lessons learned from sponsors and other third party vendors on how to optimize the outsourcing partnership.

Outsourcing at Small Biotech Companies: How Could CROs Align Themselves Better with the Needs of Their Clients from the Very First Interactions and Project Planning Discussions
Sophie Egholm Chapelle, COO, Senior Management, Cerespir